🌱 Patch AM: How MATC’s Oak Creek campus became the hands-on “laboratory” of the system.

Good morning Oak Creek! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How MATC's Oak Creek campus became the hands-on "laboratory" of the system.
• How a gas station scare led to a crash near Oak Creek High.

Also on today's calendar: Tivia Night ! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 67 and low of 57 degrees.
• Saturday: Breezy in the morning; sunny, temps: high: 78, low: 56.
• Sunday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 68 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• From laboratory to country club: Mequon and Oak Creek celebrate 50 years (matctimes360.com) — MATC's Oak Creek Campus is marking 50 years with hands-on programs ranging from crime-scene labs to firefighting and machining, plus a new outdoor obstacle course opening October 30. Staff and students say Oak Creek's "laboratory campus" feel and close-knit community set it apart, even as sister campus Mequon celebrates its own nature-focused, "country club" identity.
   

• 'Am I gonna get shot?': Woman pinned by reckless drivers before police chase and crash in Milwaukee (wisn.com) — Oak Creek readers should know police arrested five suspects after a vehicle theft chase that ended in a crash near Oak Creek High School, shortly after a Milwaukee woman says the same drivers pinned her car near the Oak Creek border. She describes being terrified as two reckless vehicles boxed her in at a gas station before fleeing, prompting the pursuit and raising concerns about accountability for dangerous driving.
   

📸 Around Oak Creek

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oak Creek

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 9
• Tivia Night ! →
  Hideaway Pub & Eatery, 9643 S 76th St, Franklin
  6:30 am
Saturday October 10
• BOO's & Brews at Petrifying Springs Biergarten FREE TO ATTEND! →
  Petrifying Springs Biergarten, 964 Petrifying Springs Rd, Kenosha
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday October 9
• I Love Yarn Day →
  Cudahy Family Library, 3500 Library Dr, Cudahy
  9:30 am
• Trivia Night Fundraiser for Foster Kids →
  Hideaway Pub and Eatery, 9643 S 76th St, Franklin
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Oak Creek Farmers Market →
  Oak Creek WI
  9:00 am
• Bowl-A Palooza 2026 →
  Classic Lanes | Oak Creek, 7501 South Howell Avenue, Oak Creek
  12:00 pm
• Trivia Fun for Everyone →
  Erv's Mug, 130 W Ryan Rd, Oak Creek
  8:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Mysterious Creatures of Wisconsin at Oak Creek Public Library →
  Oak Creek Public Library, 8040 S 6th St, Oak Creek
  6:00 pm
• Book Launch: "Apologies to the Morning" by Greg Jones →
  Cudahy Family Library, 3500 Library Dr, Cudahy
  6:30 pm
Friday October 16
• Fall Family Night →
  Parkway Church – Oak Creek, 10940 S Nicholson Rd, Oak Creek
  6:00 pm
• Harvest Tasting →
  Cudahy Family Library, 3500 Library Dr, Cudahy
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Trivia with America's Pub Quiz →
  Erv's Mug, 130 W Ryan Rd, Oak Creek
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• How to Find Direction Without a Compass or GPS: 10 Survival Methods
  Dead phone, lost compass? Learn 10 ways to find direction using the sun, stars, moon, a homemade compass and the land around you.... https:/… (Nextdoor W Oakwood - S 13th)

• Target posted a job opening for Seasonal: Overnight Inbound (Stocking) (T1925) in Oak Creek. Apply here.
• Qdoba posted a job opening for Line Server in Oak Creek. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oak Creek here.

🗞 Nearby News

South Milwaukee

• Brew City Buzz, Events Happening Oct. 8-14, 2026 (shepherdexpress.com)
• Morgan Geyser granted restraining order against South Milwaukee man (gmtoday.com)
• Tours show how Milwaukee Pretzel Co. makes millions of pretzels a year (onmilwaukee.com)

Cudahy

• AI Surveillance Can Already Build a Gun List and We Need to Stop It (bearingarms.com)

Ok Oak Creek! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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